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The Line is a weekly web magazine documenting the creative, economic and philanthropic energy in the Twin Cities, highlighting innovation and job growth news, neighborhood insider-guides, the best of arts and cultural events.
14/02/2017
The Line reaches its terminus:
http://www.thelinemedia.com/features/endoftheline02142017.aspx
The End of The Line: After Seven Inspiring Years, The Line Ceases Publication
24/01/2017
Metro Transit's transit tools from pocket schedules and call centers to their new app just released Nov 3, 2016, help people get transit info in whatever way works for them. Two months into app availability and they have 7,700 accounts by riders now enjoying real-time data and paying fares via their mobile. Sleek!
Smart Transportation Tools: How Metro Transit Uses Technology to Ensure a Smooth Ride
12/01/2017
Need more ways to embrace a hearty Minnesota winter? Check out our January Arts and Culture Line Up featuring Jan 18, 24 author talks including Jim Walsh on ; Jan 24 Israeli dance company, Batsheva Dance Company; seasonal star gazing on Tuesdays Como Park Zoo & Conservatory; and Jan 27-29 Written in Winter The Cowles Center for Dance & The Performing Arts. Stay warm!
January Arts and Culture: Feet on the Ground, Eyes Toward the Sky
25/11/2016
Sure would feel good today!
http://www.thelinemedia.com/devnews/612sauna11222016.aspx
08/11/2016
A great historical read for today:
http://www.thelinemedia.com/features/clara11082016.aspx
The Story of St. Paul Woman Clara Hardenbrook, Who Tried (and Failed) To Vote in 1914 One hundred and two years ago, a tough-minded mother of seven sued the city of St. Paul and took her case all the way to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Her grievance? Not being allowed to vote for school or library board officers, despite a specific gu
16/10/2016
The Line's Jennifer Gilhoi, Camille LeFevre and Denise McGeen reveling in Artspace's "Breaking Ground" event.
16/10/2016
Congratulations to Artspace Projects, Inc. and artist award recipients! Artspace, based in the Twin Cities with offices in Denver, LA, New Orleans, New York, Seattle and Washington, D.C., pulled off a fantastic two-day where artists, arts advocates, policy makers and more came together. The Line is proud to be the media partner and storyteller of their work and impact!
11/10/2016
There's still time to register (free!) for MiX, the Minneapolis Idea Lab, Wed evening. Tom Fisher kicks things off a design thinking exercise. Then the troupes from Brave New Workshop facilitate problem solving workshops around such city issues as transportation and the environment. http://www.thelinemedia.com/innovationnews/mixideas09272016.aspx
Minneapolis Idea eXchange to Incorporate Design Thinking in Free "Power of Ideas" Event On Wednesday, October 12, MiX resumes with its 2016 program, “The Power of Ideas.” Networking begins at 4:30 p.m., with the program scheduled from 5- 6 p.m. at Brave New Workshop.
11/10/2016
Artspace has expanded its popular Breaking Ground event into an "Idea Lab," in which artists from around the US talk about innovating and engaging with communities. This Friday!!
http://www.thelinemedia.com/features/artspaceidealab09132016.aspx
Practitioners and Partners: Artspace Evolves Breaking Ground Into "Idea Lab" That Celebrates Artists
27/09/2016
Our new contributor Jennie Eukel on a new upholstery shop that serves and educates in the Creative Enterprise Zone of St. Paul!
http://www.thelinemedia.com/devnews/funkylittlechair09272016.aspx
The Funky Little Chair Offers Upholstery Services and Classes in the CEZ
14/09/2016
Artspace Projects, Inc. is a national arts organization based in Minnesota that takes their responsibility to encourage artists to advocate for themselves very seriously. And to further that cause, they've just announced Breaking Ground for 2016, an immersive, two-day on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15 in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Read up on Artspace in this week's issue of The Line!
Practitioners and Partners: Artspace Evolves Breaking Ground Into "Idea Lab" That Celebrates Artists
29/08/2016
Hey peeps....we need more writers. Contact me if you're interested. Lots of topics in our wheelhouse....Brian Martucci and I can't do it all!!
The Line looking for writers! Must love writing about city building, grassroots community growth, diversity and social justice, economic development. Must have a facile, personable style; work on deadline; proven track record. Visit thelinemedia.com and then contact our editor if you're interested. Join our team! Thanks!
29/08/2016
The Line looking for writers! Must love writing about city building, grassroots community growth, diversity and social justice, economic development. Must have a facile, personable style; work on deadline; proven track record. Visit thelinemedia.com and then contact our editor if you're interested. Join our team! Thanks!
09/08/2016
“In virtually every case, we’ve run up against people who have opposed the idea of artist housing, perhaps because they don’t believe artists add value to communities, or in some cases because they don’t accept that many artists—of all backgrounds—are genuinely poor and facing extreme hardship,” Lindquist recently wrote in the Star Tribune. “In many cases, we also have had to overcome the opposition to people who have been upset by the diversity of artists we embrace.”
http://www.thelinemedia.com/features/artspacediversity08092016.aspx
So Artists Can Celebrate Themselves: Artspace's Remarkable Work with Cultural Communities
09/08/2016
Kelley Lindquist:
“Nationally, it’s been forgotten, or never learned, that arts and culture is a way of healing and a way of overcoming differences, and finding a warmth and love in an expression of culture rather than focusing on what may be perception of difference.”
http://www.thelinemedia.com/features/artspacediversity08092016.aspx
So Artists Can Celebrate Themselves: Artspace's Remarkable Work with Cultural Communities
20/07/2016
20/07/2016
Find out how designer David Strand transformed an old house in St. Paul into a modern urban farmhouse:
http://www.thelinemedia.com/features/strandfarmhouse07192016.aspx
13/07/2016
Adaptive reuse, Miller Textile Building, bridging NE and DT Mpls
http://www.thelinemedia.com/devnews/millertextile07122016.aspx
RoehrSchmitt renovates factory to address need for office and retail space in Northeast RoehrSchmitt Architecture renovates Miller Bag Factory into office and retail space to serve growing need for office and retail space in NE Mpls.
08/06/2016
Our June arts/culture picks: food for mind body soul
http://www.thelinemedia.com/features/junearts05072016.aspx